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Welcome

• The aims of the network:• To provide support and mentoring to teaching fellows across the

university to develop scholarly activity and to provide a mechanism to allow additional interdepartmental scholarship activity.

• To provide a forum for advice and support on probation and promotion activity for teaching fellows.

• To act as a voice to represent the views of Teachings Fellows at University level.

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The Purpose of Today

• Opportunities to share experiences of Promotion in the new TF Career Pathway

• Share experiences of scholarship already underway

• Plan for future scholarship and identify possible scholarship groups

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Schedule for Today

•  Talks and general discussions on the role of scholarship in 

progression and promotion 

• 14:45-15:15 Sharing Experiences of Starting Scholarship, Facilitated Discussion

• 15:15-15:50 Forming Working Groups for development, Facilitated Discussion

• 15:50-16:00 Further Meetings

Sharing Promotion Experiences

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Talks and Discussion

• 14:00-14:15 Grade 7 to Grade 8 Penny Johnson, MLAC & Simon Rees,

FC• 14:15-14:30 Grade 8 to Grade 9

Megan Bruce, Foundation Centre• 14:30-14:45 Grade 9 to Grade 10

David Waugh, School of Ed

Sharing Experience of ScholarshipDeveloping Scholarship Support Communities

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Different Themes/Tables

E-Learning

Language Support

Study Skills

Student Support

Facilitator – E Tan (LTT)

Facilitator – S Leech (FC)

Facilitator – P Johnson (MLAC)

Facilitator – J Robson (Chem)

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Sharing Experiences/Ideas

• Share what learning and teaching activities you’ve been involved with

• Is this something you have/would like to disseminate more widely

• What was that experience like ?• How could the TFN help you in disseminating ?• Are there common themes/ideas ? Are there places you

could work together ?• Would mentoring help ?

Working Groups & Mentoring

Future Plans and Scholarship Groups

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Ideas for further activities

• Use the post-it notes to outline plans for further scholarship activity

• Post under the appropriate heading:• E-learning• Study Skills• Student Support• Language Support• Other

• Return to appropriate tables to discuss how to form a scholarship group

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Next Meeting

• We’re planning two meetings

• A joint meeting with the Researcher Network around short term contracts

• Teaching Fellow Network Mini-Conference• Learning, Teaching & Scholarship Day Meeting (September)• Plan to expand into a National Teaching Fellow Conference next year

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Meeting with Researchers Network

• We’re at the early stages of organizing a joint meeting with the research staff network, focused on issues around staff on short term contracts.

• Many TFs and PDRAs share issues around:• Career Progression• Workload• Representation

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TFN – Mini-Conference

• Friday 19th September 2014• A meeting to showcase the innovative learning, teaching

and scholarship being undertaken by Teaching Fellows at Durham.

• The event should be a great opportunity to disseminate your own work and offer networking opportunities for those interested in similar ideas.

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All members are all invited to contribute talks on their own learning, teaching and scholarship activities.

Please access the link below to submit abstracts of around 150-200 words

http://community.dur.ac.uk/teachingfellow.network/?q=node/13

TFN – Mini-Conference